For Older Adults

“Whatever the limits and travails we face, we want to retain the autonomy – the freedom – to be the authors of our lives. This is the very marrow of being human.”

Atul Gawande, Being Mortal

YOU ARE AGING
Whether you’re in your 50s or your 90s, I believe it’s not too early or too late to think about improving your quality of life as you age.

LIFE BALANCE
Visualize a baby mobile over a crib. Instead of little toys, imagine these 5 facets of well-being suspended from the strings:
– Health (physical, cognitive, emotional)
– Contentment (happiness, spirituality, mindfulness, beauty, sense of meaning)
– Agency (engaging in and feeling in control)
– Resilience (bouncing back from adversity)
– Relationships (giving and receiving care)

Perfect life balance is unrealistic. Life and the changes associated with aging throw curve balls at all these facets of well-being: death of a spouse, heart attack, aging parents, knee replacement, anxiety attacks. The mobile has tilted and is bobbling and wobbling. You feel out of control, overwhelmed or distraught. Life will always throw your life off balance AND you can focus of regaining equilibrium in between the curve balls.

YOUR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
You are not alone with the challenges of aging. You wisely seek counsel from spiritual leaders, financial advisors and doctors. I am an expert guide at helping you build resilience to restore confidence so you can live a fulfilling life as you age. I bring decades of experience guiding aging adults to maintain optimal life balance for the long run. I addition to years of counseling aging adults and their families, I have extensive experience and training in psychotherapy to support people facing clinical mental health issues like depression, anxiety and grief.

FULFILLMENT AND CONTENTMENT
In the face of a wobbling, bobbling life of aging, I will help you regain focus on your values and strengths We will build coping skills, make changes in your life and emphasize meaning so that you can live your best life.